Crap Towns / Ashley Heath / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ashley Heath?
In January 2026, 6.8% of premises in Ashley Heath couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 13.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 58.6% of premises, 38% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 225 | 6.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,952 | 58.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | – | 6.8 |
| Merley | 11.2 km | 6.5 |
| Verwood | 6.3 km | 2.4 |
| Ferndown | 5.6 km | 1.9 |
| Ringwood | 4.4 km | 1.1 |
| Poole | 14.5 km | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | 10.4 km | 0.7 |
| West Moors | 3.6 km | 0.5 |
| Wimborne Minster | 9.9 km | 0.5 |
| Christchurch | 11.6 km | 0.4 |
| New Milton | 14.7 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |